Charlotte Hodgman
[2nd September 2010 - 12.06]
Scientists studying fossil bones found in a Spanish cave have suggested that early European cavemen ate human meat as part of their everyday diet....
Michael Scott
[31st August 2010 - 09.00]
Inventory lists may sound pretty boring, mundane and run of the mill. But the ancient Greeks liked their lists and one of the most interesting kinds...
Charlotte Hodgman
[26th August 2010 - 11.44]
Archaeologists may have solved the mystery of Rome’s famous disappearing Ninth Hispanic Legion after discovering a Roman ‘industrial...
Michael Scott
[24th August 2010 - 09.00]
We all know what going to the theatre is like: You enter (most often) an indoor space, take your seat, the lights go down plunging the audience into...
Charlotte Hodgman
[19th August 2010 - 11.14]
Thousands of untouched documents, including letters, memos and reports between the Cardiff and Llanfyllin Poor Law Unions and the London workhouse...
Charlotte Hodgman
[12th August 2010 - 11.18]
It’s been an exciting week in history news after archaeologists claimed to have discovered Britain’s oldest house at a site near...
Michael Scott
[10th August 2010 - 09.00]
The ancient historian Thucydides once wrote that “the greatest glory [of women] is to be least talked about among men, whether in praise or...
Charlotte Hodgman
[5th August 2010 - 11.17]
Recently declassified Ministry of Defence UFO files have revealed that Winston Churchill was accused of covering up a close encounter between an RAF...
Charlotte Hodgman
[29th July 2010 - 14.05]
Teeth were in the headlines this week after it was announced that Winston Churchill’s dentures, designed specifically to preserve his lisp, are...
Michael Scott
[27th July 2010 - 09.00]
The Greek and Roman galleries at the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge have recently been completely renovated and re-designed. The Fitzwilliam is not...
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